One small tweak to my serve stance had a huge effect.....

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A lot of times, I just don't bend my legs enough to get much of a launch on serve.
No leg bend, no recoil, no way to extend and jump. Legs straight means you get 1" vertical.

In the middle of a match, I noticed I tend to address with my knees straight locked out.
This is automatic, since it takes less energy than bending knees like in a squat.

So, in my address, before the toss, I bent my knees ever so slightly.
When I tossed, this made the full knee bend much more connected, since it had already begun.

I got the next 4 first serves in while swinging at 100%

 

[Bender]

Not really a small tweak unless you're buying into that internet tennis coaching add where the guy claims the legs only add like 6 mph to the serve.


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I am not adding pace with legs, I am adding height.
My net faults often hit the top of the tape.
With a leg bend, the ball is much more likely to clear the net.

My current serve has all the 4.5 pace I'll ever need.

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

So what do you do with the back foot? Bring it in and then jump or just go straight up?

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Platform

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

Platform

Could get more elevation with pinpoint or modified pp.

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